yard work

noun

: the work of maintaining or cultivating the yard or lawn of a home

I'd hate to get embroiled in mowing and have it start pouring. … There is other yard work I could do that wouldn't take so long. … I could go out and trim around the shrubs and trees.

—Bob Grady

Katie Pagan, the senior class sponsor, said the students partnered with a local church to receive a list of residents who needed assistance with yard work. "They did leaf raking on Election Day," Pagan said.

—Karah Wilson

My parents gave me a typical allowance for school clothes, which I supplemented with mowing lawns and yard work …

—Chris Goddard

Examples of yard work in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025

An unexpected hospital stay In early November, while doing yard work, Zach Barton felt a sudden pain in his chest. —Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025

Tackle yard work with a best-selling robot lawn mower that's nearly $450 off, or add a hint of autumn to your doorstep with this maple leaf wreath for under $40. —Toni Sutton, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Chores and yard work and a trip to the gym to try to get back in pre-COVID shape. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yard work

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork